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v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: Module

private(...) public

With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to private. With arguments, sets the named methods to have private visibility.

   module Mod
     def a()  end
     def b()  end
     private
     def c()  end
     private :a
   end
   Mod.private_instance_methods   #=> ["a", "c"]

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     private                 => self
 *     private(symbol, ...)    => self
 *  
 *  With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently
 *  defined methods to private. With arguments, sets the named methods
 *  to have private visibility.
 *     
 *     module Mod
 *       def a()  end
 *       def b()  end
 *       private
 *       def c()  end
 *       private :a
 *     end
 *     Mod.private_instance_methods   #=> ["a", "c"]
 */

static VALUE
rb_mod_private(argc, argv, module)
    int argc;
    VALUE *argv;
    VALUE module;
{
    secure_visibility(module);
    if (argc == 0) {
        SCOPE_SET(SCOPE_PRIVATE);
    }
    else {
        set_method_visibility(module, argc, argv, NOEX_PRIVATE);
    }
    return module;
}

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